So i rear ended some one...
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So i rear ended some one...
Like i said i rear ended someone and to my first look my 94 Zj looks fine. when i got home I peeked under the Bumper cover and something is bent back omost to the radiator. I'm not sure what its called but i found a Pic of it online its not my jeep but it will show whats bent
http://www.icelandoffroad.com/bumperinstal7.html
its the big green piece of metal that runs the with of the front
thanks for the help
http://www.icelandoffroad.com/bumperinstal7.html
its the big green piece of metal that runs the with of the front
thanks for the help
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yeah that is the bumper support since you guys have plastic bumpers it need's some steel behind it to help in the crash. you could just bend it back but i would suggest getting a new one or one from the junk yard with no damage.
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I was thinking of bending it back but there is split in it due to it moving back. Would bending it back be a okay temporay move until i manage to find a new one?
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http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...QQ4713456.html
Ive been searching the web for bumper supports and have found nothing...could the link above be what Im looking for
Ive been searching the web for bumper supports and have found nothing...could the link above be what Im looking for
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that is your bumper. the front plasitic is just a cover and the foam is a spacer and absorbs some light damage. Can you take pics of your damage? I just built a bumper on mine and I don't think that piece really comes off. I thought it was welded on. I would look at straighting it reinforcing it from the back maybe. hard to say without seeing how bad it is.
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http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...QQ4713456.html
Ive been searching the web for bumper supports and have found nothing...could the link above be what Im looking for
Ive been searching the web for bumper supports and have found nothing...could the link above be what Im looking for
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the pic of my bumper
Okay so today i popped off the bumper cover and found that the damage isnt nearly as bad as i though. I do however need to get a new header pannel. this pretty much was the only picture i could get for some reason, but it does show how its bent back alittle and the small tear in the medeal
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that's not to bad when you bend it out i would weld in a 1/8 inch or lighter plate behind it. that way it will be stronger and not bend so easy if you bump something again
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be careful welding it and making it stronger, it is designed to collapse and chagning that will change how it behaves in a crash and could result in your or someone else's injury and then you being liable for it. That being said I have an ARB on mine which changes it too but the underlying sturcture is not modified so hopefully the crumple zones will still function as designed.
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be careful welding it and making it stronger, it is designed to collapse and chagning that will change how it behaves in a crash and could result in your or someone else's injury and then you being liable for it. That being said I have an ARB on mine which changes it too but the underlying sturcture is not modified so hopefully the crumple zones will still function as designed.
Ya right and putting a huge arb bumper or any aftermarket bumper is not changing the strength of the front end. I say straighten that piece out, reenforce it with something behind. If you can't get it welded then use a pop riviter and put something flat and a bit heavier behind it. The put your bumpber cover back on. In a real crash its the unit body that is going to take the hit, not that little bit of sheet metal.
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Ya right and putting a huge arb bumper or any aftermarket bumper is not changing the strength of the front end. I say straighten that piece out, reenforce it with something behind. If you can't get it welded then use a pop riviter and put something flat and a bit heavier behind it. The put your bumpber cover back on. In a real crash its the unit body that is going to take the hit, not that little bit of sheet metal.
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